Job Title: CME Tutor - Kildare/West Wicklow
Reports to: National Director CME and the Medical Director of the Irish College of GPs
Base: Remote - Kildare/West Wicklow
Contract type: Fixed-term for two years, part-time - one day per week
About the Irish College of GPs
The Irish College of GPs is the professional body for general practice in Ireland. The College was founded in 1984 and is the Postgraduate Training Body (PGTB) for general practice accredited by the Irish Medical Council.
Our primary aim is to serve the patient and the general practitioner by encouraging and maintaining the highest standards of general practice.
We are responsible for postgraduate education, training, and standards in general practice and advise Government and the health services in relation to General Practice.
The College's Mission
To provide high-quality continuing medical education and support for GPs to deliver excellent patient care through evidence-based medicine and shared decision making.
Job Purpose
The CME small group learning has been the most popular type of GP educational experience since its inception in the early 1980s.
The meetings aim to develop and support excellent patient care in Irish General Practice through the delivery of continuous medical education.
Key Responsibilities
1. Facilitate a minimum of three CME groups per year.
2. Notify participating GPs of all small group meetings.
3. Prepare meetings based on educational material promoting evidence-based medicine with shared decision making.
4. Evaluate the benefits of the programme to individual participants.
5. Maintain full attendance records and submit reports to the National Director.
6. Provide participants with a CPD Code or certificate of attendance detailing CPD points and entitlement to GMS study leave.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will have:
* Registration on the Register of Medical Specialists in the division of General Practice (Medical Council).
* Membership of the Irish College of General Practitioners, holding MICGP and in good standing.
* Practising general practitioner doing a minimum of five clinical sessions a week living and practising within or near the designated area.
* Enrolment on and compliance with the ICGP Professional Competence Scheme.
Competencies
* Proven professional knowledge & experience
* Organisational skills
* Education provision skills
* Communications and interpersonal skills
* Self-Management